said, ‘Behold, I will make all things new’” (Revelation 21 : 1 , 2 , 5 ). A
number of times we read that no one can come into heaven except the
people who have been written in the Lamb’s book of life (Revelation
13 : 8 ; 17 : 8 ; 20 : 12 , 15 ; 21 : 27 ). “Heaven” in these passages does not mean
the visible heaven or sky that is before our eyes; it means the angelic
heaven. “Jerusalem” does not mean some city from the sky; it means
the church that will descend out of the angelic heaven from the Lord.
“The Lamb’s book of life” does not mean a book written in heaven that
will be opened; it means the Word, which is from the Lord and is
about him.
In fact, the reason why Jehovah God, who is called “the Creator” and
“the Father,” came down and took on a human manifestation was so
that we could turn to him and form a partnership with him, a point I
have supported, proven, and established with the previous statements in
this chapter.
When we go to see someone, we do not go to the person’s soul.
Who would be able to go to someone’s soul? No, we go to the actual
person. We see the person eye to eye and talk with the person face to
face. It is the same with God the Father and the Son because God the
Father is present in the Son the way a soul is present in its body.
[ 2 ] The following passages in the Word teach that we have to believe
in the Lord God the Savior:
God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son so that
everyone who believes in him would not perish but would have eternal
life. (John 3 : 16 )
Those who believe in the Sonare not judged; but those who do not
believehave already been judged because they have not believed in the
name of the only begotten Son of God. (John 3 : 18 )
Those who believe in the Sonhave eternal life. Those who do not believe
in the Sonwill not see life; instead God’s anger will remain upon them.
(John 3 : 36 )
The bread of God is the One who comes down from heaven and gives
life to the world. Those who come to me will never hunger and those
who believe in mewill never thirst. (John 6 : 33 , 35 )
This is the will of the One who sent me, that all who see the Son and
believe in himshould have eternal life, and I will revive them on the last
day. (John 6 : 40 )